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Show Local Postmaster Explains New Air Parcel Post With the inauguration of nationwide-worldwide air parcel post September 1, the United States can boast of the most modern and expeditious delivery service in the world, according to Postmaster Austin Pack, of Roosevelt. The new highly specialized airborne service, enacted into law by the 80th Congress, will afford patrons of more than 42,000 'post offices in America and its possessions unexcelled shipping facilities. Transit time will be reduced to a fraction of that required by other modes of transportation. Postmaster Pack pointed out that air parcel post packages will receive the same particular consideration con-sideration shown air mail routing. rout-ing. In addition, identical doorstep door-step delivery will be given to air parcel post as is afforded other forms. of mail, making-' the. airborne air-borne mail service unique in every respect. He added that distinct air parcel post stickers, printed in red, white and blue and bearing the likness of a winged package with the earth's globe underneath, under-neath, will soon be available without cost at the Roosevelt Post Office -to apply to outgoing packages. "With a scheduled plane taking tak-ing off or landing within the United States on an average of every seven seconds around the clock, and an overseas-bound plane leaving our borders every 30 minutes, we stand ready to give our patrons the fastest parcel par-cel post service offered anywhere." any-where." Postmaster Pack said. |